YEAR 9 STUDENTS DOING THEIR BEST

The purpose of this page is to recogise student in either the 9M1 or 9M2 class for their achievements and contributions to this wiki or to class activities. I expect you to do your best, and if you do this you will soon have your name recorded on this page.

Challenge or Task	Reciprient	Details of Award
Voki with Recorded Voice	John Sophia	A set task was to decide on three goals for semester one and to formulate your strategies to achieve these goals. The challenge was to experiment and produce a voki with your own recorded voice. John and Sophia demonstrated enthusiasm and initiative to complete this task on the same day as the task was given. Well done and keep up the good work.
Daily Life as a Prisoner on a Hulk	Folakemi Sophia Najma Shona	I am looking for students who do their best and produce quality work. These students in particular produced some quality responses to this task. Visit the History page and follow the links to read their responses. If you do this you may also more clearly understand what I mean by 'high expectations' when I set you any tasks to complete.
Student Support	Alex	Although NINE students were informed that they need to attend Student Support Sessions to complete outstanding work, only one student attended and receives acknowledgement that he was the only prepared to stay back after school to get help and get up to date. At least eight members of the class need to follow Alex's example if they want to do well in 2010.
Settlement Theory Essay	Yoana Shaeley Shona Kyam	Although there was a number of pleasing efforts, I was particularly impressed by these essays. Evidence of additional research, well developed arguments, proposal of a theory, accurate observations and good essay writing were demonstrated.
Tall Ships Excursion	Olivia Shaeley Marc Andrew	The majority of the class seemed to enjoy this excursion and participated in the sailing of the Enterprize. However, these four members of the class in particular (in my opinion) were especially enthusiastic and actively participated in the various sailing tasks on the ship.
Challenge No 2 - Regifting Robin	Najma	First person to satisfactorily explain to me how this "con" works on people who don't think!
Aboringinal Design on Folio	Yoana Folakemi Aye	A number of students put care, thought and effort into their folder and presentation of work but these three students in particular excelled. Their folder designs were outstanding and very creative. I would like to retain them for display to inspire other students to do as well!
Illustrated Poem or Aboriginal Dreamtime story	Folakemi Aye	Folakemi's poem is one of the best pieces of work I have ever received from a student. It was shown at a full staff meeting and highlighted outstanding use of ICT (PhotoStory) to give emmotion and impact in the delivery of the poem. A truely outstanding piece of work from any Year 9 student. Aye also excelled with her dreamtime story because of the enormous time and effort she put into drawing each of the images which make up the story. It is clear from her work that she is a talented drawer and she used her strengths to produce an excellent piece of work.
Me - The Teacher	Alex Michael Marc	In my opinion, these three students in particular made a concerted effort to communicate their lessons to the class and demonstrated some competent skills in explaining their areas of study and refining their handouts to teach the class. They were short and to the point but effective!
Packaging & Marketing of a Product	Selman & John	They attacked this task with purpose and developed an excellent prototype very quickly which clearly showed an understanding and insight into their intended market segment. A very professional prototype with a marketable name and image.
9M2 AWARDS 2010		It has been my practice to give class/subject awards at the end of a year. These awards are given with absolute fairness and integrity but they are MY opinion and apologies to anyone who is disappointed that I did not recognise you. Traditionally, I give a maximum of 7 awards, so it is inevitable that only 7 students (maximum) can gain recognition. Be proud of your achievements without my affirmation!!!
Most Improved	Mai	Still sometimes late, but I know that she will complete all necessary tasks and I have been impressed by the continual improvement in attitude and quality of work that she has displayed during this year. I am confident that she is on track to do well in her future studies if she sustains this trend. Congratulations!
Biggest Surprise Packet	Kyam	A quiet achiever who deservedly has been recognised as a Year 10 School Captain in 2011. After a "prickly" start to the year I have been delighted by her determination, desire to improve, good learning habits and consistent effort. A big pat on the back Kyam! They say that good things come in little packages!
Excellence & A Model of Consistency	Yoana	Everything she does, she does well. No other student in the class has been able to produce the same high quality work as consistently during the year. This is not luck, but consistent effort and application. Even her bookwork in class is excellent!
Best Oral Contributor	Shaeley	She is never shy to express an opinion and contribute to a discussion. Classes are boring if students do not actively participate in oral class activities so I am most thankful for Shaeley's confidence in expressing herself so frequently. It is refreshing to hear an honest and sometimes alternative opinion from someone thinking and showing engagement in the lesson.
Best Allrounder	John	I do not believe anyone in the class could think of one bad thing to say about John. He is a model student who does not "big-note" himself. He consistently completes work of a high standard, participates in various extra curricular activities, does not make excuses but takes responsibility for his own learning, responds to advice on how to improve his work, is keen to learn and is always respectful of everyone. He has been a pleasure to teach and I am sure that he will be an excellent Yr10 School Captain in 2011.
Excellence at Creativity and Risk Taking	Aye	She has blossomed since Term 2 and I am thrilled to see some of the high quality work that she completes. I admire students who are willing to experiment and attempt a wide range of projects using different approaches and media. No one in the class has done better when you admire her aboriginal folder, hand drawn dreamtime story, Pristine detergent box, video on depression, the song on depression that she wrote etc etc Her written work is also incredibly and consistently well done.
Outstanding Academic Achievement	Folakemi	She is also an allrounder who has excelled this year. However, this award specifically recognises her Terra Nullius Photostory project. This single piece of work was the most outstanding work I received from any student in this school for the whole year (including VCE students!) It showed maturity, evoked a deep emotional impact, and was an awesome project to receive from any student. I will remember this piece of work as one of the best 10 I have received from a student during more than 30 years of teaching in all schools that I have taught at. This includes any student at any year level!! Thank you Folakemi.
Honourable Mentions	Shona Aziz Selman Ai and all students who know that they did worked solidly and completed work to the best of their ability in 2010	For excellence in her Dictators class presentation Blog writing and project on Misconception of Islam Outstanding advertisement for the cologne he and John manufactured in Science Well constructed 16 minute video for cyberbullying project Give yourself a pat on the back as you also deserve it!!
9M1 AWARDS 2010		It has been my practice to give class/subject awards at the end of a year. These awards are given with absolute fairness and integrity but they are MY opinion and apologies to anyone who is disappointed that I did not recognise you. Traditionally, I give a maximum of 7 awards, so it is inevitable that only 7 students (maximum) can gain recognition. Unfortunately due to excessive absences by students in this class I am unable to give the full range of awards in 2010.
Most Consistent Worker	Shaun	He is the only member of this class who has consistently maintained his focus, ignored disruptions, and completed most of the set work. The next challenge is to increase the depth and quality of this work. Congratulations on being recognised on Awards Night.
Best Allrounder	April	As soon as she decided that she could do the work, and made an effort to complete tasks, she has done really well in this class and some of the work she has completed has been as good or better than that produced by some members of the SEAL class. During the year I would have possibly given her about 8 to 10 awards. Keep up the good work April!
Most Improved	Evangelia	Semester 1 was forgettable but Evangelia "came home with a wet sail". Her attendance improved and she made a commendable effort to complete all assessment tasks. I nominated her for Student of the Week (which she won) and her Chernobyl poster (with Marc) was absolutely excellent. Congratulations!
Best Quality Work	Danielle	She is a very capable student when she wants to be and during this year has managed to produce some very good work.
Best Oral Contributor	Michael	He has consistently shown that he is willing to answer questions and contribute his views and ideas during discussions. I have appreciated his input.
Honourable Mentions	Kalem Rahil	Knocking on the door for some of the above awards without quite making it!

Hall of Fame

YEAR 9 STUDENTS DOING THEIR BEST

The purpose of this page is to recogise student in either the 9M1 or 9M2 class for their achievements and contributions to this wiki or to class activities. I expect you to do your best, and if you do this you will soon have your name recorded on this page.